I should never, ever attempt to “go to bed at a decent hour”. It never really works out for me. It doesn’t matter what time I go to sleep…I’m wide awake three, maybe four hours later, ready to plow the south forty, and most people won’t be getting up for another four hours, at least. There are few people to talk to at 2:30am. So, I’m reduced to surfing the web eating ice cream and writing about it. And you, my dear devoted readers, are placed in the enviable position of sitting back with your morning cuppa Joe and joining me on a little romp through internet history.

According to the Facebook page of The Schriever Creative Agency, I garner approximately .00005% (give or take a decimal point or two) of the daily readers of Facebook. Wow…stellar! This exercise in futility began when I read a guest blog post by Norm Schriever (who I can only assume is the creative genius behind The Schriever Creative Agency) about how to become a best selling author. Apparently, there are some in the author circle who will do whatever it takes to gain the coveted title “Best Selling Author”. That “status” gives one a certain credibility at cocktail parties and when being introduced to strangers. But, what does it really mean?

There are many best sellers lists, among them Amazon, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and (according to the esteemed and very funny Mr. Schriever)…Walmart. Then he went on to make a disparaging comment about West Virginians and their teeth, which I’m willing to forgive for a moment of his time and an endorsement. Yeah, ok…maybe not. Anyway, as I continued reading said blog post, I found there are ways of circumventing the system (am I not surprised) and SOAR your way to best seller status on Amazon by either beating their algorithm and buying a couple hundred thousand copies of your own book, or paying someone to navigate you to the top by doing the same thing only adding the much coveted “book review”. I suppose “Best Selling Author” hides the smoke and mirrors but, naïve as I am, I want my status earned the old fashioned way. When people hear “Best Selling Author” they automatically think of The New York Times Best Sellers List and it seems a bit dishonest to pull the wool over their eyes.

After reading this immensely encouraging little tidbit, I went on to discover a post my new friend Norm shared about the history of social media which further drives home what a tiny little speck of the blogosphere that I command. But I’m not going to let a little thing like virtual obscurity hold me back! I’m 9 ( count them……N-I-N-E!) readers shy of 4,000 and by golly, we’re gonna take this thing home! Are ya with me?

Sighhhhh…..I need more sleep.

Pass the Chunky Monkey, will ya?

❤️

“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?”

Luke 9:25 NIV

Photo Credit: I have absolutely no rights whatsoever to use this photograph and it probably constitutes trademark infringement, or some obfuscated term, but let’s consider it my little contribution to further establishing the existence of my two favorite men, Ben & Jerry, in the mid-night munchie marketplace, shall we? You’re welcome.